| Deposit ID | 10142407 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D002206 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0080330019 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Broken Thumb |
| Related records | 10009304 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -108.57646, 37.7689 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2288 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dolores(county)
Colorado(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Glade Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dove Creek(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Dolores(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dolores(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
San Juan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Colorado | Dolores |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 041 N | 017 W | 19 | Colorado |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Vanadium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Carnotite | Unknown |
| Tyuyamunite | Unknown |
| Uraninite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -108.57646, 37.7689 |
|---|
| Thickness | 0.2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1953 |
| District name | Uravan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0080330019 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002206 | MAS references MRDS |
CRIB NO. DC02436
OWN/OP: J.L. & E.B. BYERS, W.W. BYERS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFORMATION SOURCE: DMEA REPORT, DOCKET NO. 3211. DATE OF DM ORT IS 1953. AT THE TIME OF THE DMEA REPORT, THE MINE OWNERS J.L., E.B., W.W. BYERS AND J.H. NELSON. MILLING FACILITIES A MONTICELLO, UTAH--A DISTANCE OF 35 MILES. INCLUDED IN THE DM ORT ARE LOCATION AND GEOLOGY MAPS. AT THE TIME OF THE DMEA R NO PRODUCTION HAD OCCURRED AT THE MINE, WHICH CAN BE VIEWED 7-1/2 MINUTE MAP, SECRET CANYON. THE CLAIMS ARE IN THE SLICK MINING DISTRICT. THE DMEA REPORT CONCLUDED THAT THE CLAIMS S LITTLE OR NO PROMISE OF CONTAINING A SIGNIFICANT DEPOSIT OF ORE AND RECOMMENDED THAT ASSISTANCE BE DENIED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Minecom | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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